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Plans for New Special Exhibit Hall at Nixon Library Move Forward After Unanimous Approval from the City of Yorba Linda
On April 10, 2024, plans for the expansion took an important step forward with unanimous approval from the Yorba Linda Planning Commission. This new building —planned for the vacant northwest corner of the campus— will add 20,000 square feet of exhibition space,...
Portraits of Courage Exhibit Hero Spotlight: Christopher Self
Sergeant Major Christopher Self- An Army Special Forces amputee who inspired President Bush to host an annual bike ride for wounded vets, the W100K. Christopher’s leg was amputated after he was shot while he was deployed in Iraq in 2005. After his injury, he continued...
Three First Ladies Experts on The Lasting Legacies of Presidential Spouses
On May 6, co-authors and historians Diana B. Carlin, Anita B. McBride and Nancy Kegan Smith joined Frank Gannon, former Special Assistant to President Nixon, to discuss their groundbreaking new book, Remember the First Ladies: The Legacies of America’s History-Making...
Nixon Today
President Nixon’s Experience Meeting with World Leaders Continues to Be Insightful
Today, as President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco, we turn to the words of President Richard Nixon whose groundbreaking 1972 trip to China to meet with Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai opened modern U.S relations with...
President Nixon’s Actions During the Yom Kippur War Highlighted on Special Report with Bret Baier
On October 25, Fox News Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier filmed Special Report live from the Nixon Library. His show featured a special throwback segment that highlighted President Nixon's role in bringing a ceasefire in the Yom Kippur War fifty years ago. Watch here:
America’s Airlift in the 1973 Yom Kippur War
By the evening October 9, 1973, President Nixon ordered the commencement of Operation Nickel Grass, the American airlift to resupply the Israelis of military equipment lost in the war.Summary On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel to...
The Richard Nixon Foundation
The Richard Nixon Foundation applies the legacy and vision of President Richard Nixon to defining issues that face our nation and the world today. The Yorba Linda-based Foundation actively encourages and supports scholarship, sponsors in-person and online programs that engage the public with American civics, creates and promotes educational programs and exhibits rooted in American history, and fosters discussion and debate about America’s thirty-seventh president.